5th Grade Released Test Questions on Scientific Process and Measurement SOL 4.1 & SOL 5.1 Compiled by www.solpass.org Questions are taken from 2000-2011 released tests and organized by topic. The year and question number precede each question. 4. (2010-23) According to the picture, which Measurement - Q1-43 Scientific Process Q44-69 measurement best identifies the length of the Classification Q70-80 leaf? Data, Tables and Graphs Q81-120 a. 5.0 cm MEASUREMENT – LENGTH b. 6.0 cm c. 6.5 cm 1. (2000-3) The length of an adult human d. 7.0 cm footprint would be closest to 20 a. millimeters b. centimeters c. meters d. decameters 5. (2010-8) About how much longer is the jackknife clam than the razor clam? a. 5 centimeters b. 7 centimeters c. 10 centimeters d. 12 centimeters 2. (2000-10) About how tall is this mushroom? a. 1 kilometer b. 4 centimeters c. 3 meters d. 10 millimeters 3. (2001-18) The picture shows a magnified view of a tick on a penny. About how long is the tick? 6. (2002-35) What is the length of the tadpole? a. 1 millimeter a. 2.8 cm b. 2 kilometers b. 3.1 cm c. 4 meters c. .5 cm d. 10 centimeters d. 0 cm 9. (2006-24) The wingspan of this moth is about — a. 7 mm 7. (2011-40) Based on information in the b. 8 mm diagram, about how tall is the tree? c. 7 cm d. 8 cm a. 10 feet b. 20 feet c. 40 feet d. 80 feet 10. (2000-4) What is the length of this caterpillar? a. 6.0 cm b. 6.5 cm c. 7.0 cm d. 7.5 cm 11. (2006-33) By August, a student noticed that the sunflowers outside his house were as tall as the back door of his house. About how tall were the sunflowers? a. 0.2 meters 8. (2007-8) Three measurements of the same leaf b. 2 meters were taken during June. Based on the graph, c. 20 meters how much did the leaf grow in length from d. 200 meters June 1 to June 30? a. 6 cm 12. (2004-11) Over the period of one year, a rock b. 7 cm wall shifted 15 millimeters. Which of these c. 11 cm lines best shows the distance the wall moved? d. 13 cm MEASUREMENT - LIQUID VOLUME 13. (2004-6) The picture shows a thermometer in a room. What is the temperature of this room? a. 19°C b. 20°C c. 21°C d. 22°C 16. (2000-8) What is the difference between the water level in the cylinder before and after the rock was added? a. 3 mL 14. (2004-19)(2003-16) If 5 b. 11 mL milliliters of vinegar are c. 14 mL added to the water in the d. 25 mL cylinder, what will be the total volume of the liquid? MEASUREMENT – MASS a. 30 milliliters b. 27 milliliters c. 37 milliliters d. 35 milliliters 15. (2010-35) Students filled a graduated cylinder with the amount of water shown. How much more water needs to be added to the cylinder to 17. (2009-1) Based on the picture, the bag of measure 25 mL? leaves has — a. 2 mL a. less mass than the pebble b. 4 mL b. the same mass as the pebble c. 6 mL c. the same volume as the pebble d. 9 mL d. less volume than the pebble 18. (2006-19) Which of these is the most accurate reading of the mass of the rock on the balance scale pictured? a. 33 g b. 120.3 g c. 123 g d. 303 g 21. (2001-19) Amanda studied the mass gain in chickens for her science project. Which of these is the mass of this chicken? a. 2 kg b. 3 kg c. 5 kg d. 7 kg 22. (2003-37)Which item below would have a mass closest to that of a thumbtack? 19. (2008-15) What is the mass of this mineral? a. 5 grams b. 10 grams c. 15 grams d. 20 grams 20. (2005-7) Which of the following measurements is most likely the mass of a pencil? a. 10 centimeters b. 17 kilograms c. 17 millimeters d. 10 grams MEASUREMENT – UNITS 27. (2002-9) Students must conduct an experiment in which they find out how long a rubber ball 23. (2010-39) The distance between Richmond bounces before it comes to a stop. Which unit and Norfolk is best measured in — would be best for recording this information? a. kilometers a. Gram b. meters b. Degrees Celsius c. centimeters c. Meter d. millimeters d. Second 28. (2002-1) The capacity of an automobile 24. (2009-19) Which unit gasoline tank would most likely be measured is best to use for measuring in - the width of oak tree leaves? a. degrees Celsius (°C) a. Centimeter b. grams (g) b. Gram c. liters (l) c. Kilometer d. meters (m) d. Milliliter 29. (2005-19) The height of a tree would best be measured in — a. liters b. meters c. grams d. Celsius 30. (2001-33) Which of these units would be best to use to measure the amount of water in a test tube? a. Milliliters b. Meters c. Kilograms 25. (2003-38) This surveyor is measuring the d. Seconds distance of a road. The most appropriate units to measure this distance are - 31. (2008-11) Students collect pond water in their a. millimeters beakers. Which is the best unit of b. centimeters measurement for the volume of water they c. decimeters collect? d. meters a. Grams b. Meters 26. (2004-38) During a study of the human body, c. Milliliters students are asked to observe the back of their d. Centimeters hands and record their observations. What units would be most appropriate for measuring the width of their hands? a. Grams b. Centimeters c. Liters d. Meters - MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS 37. (2000-5) Which of these should be used to accurately measure 250 mL of water? 32. (2004-6) Which tools would be needed to measure the size and the mass of a block of wood? a. A watch with a second hand and a ruler b. A graduated cylinder and a thermometer c. A ruler and a balance d. A thermometer and a meter stick 33. (2010-40) Which tools are best used to determine the speed of a turtle as it walks along a path? a. Meter stick and graduated cylinder b. Stopwatch and meter stick c. Balance and metric ruler d. Balance and stopwatch 34. (2001-21) Which of these is needed to measure the mass of a rock? a. An anemometer b. A barometer c. A balance 38. (2005-11) Which of these would be the best d. A metric ruler tool to measure the volume of water absorbed 35. (2009-33) What tool is used to determine the by a sponge? mass of an object? a. Balance b. Meter stick c. Thermometer d. Graduated cylinder 36. (2011-36) Which is the best tool for measuring the temperature of lake water? a. Meter stick b. Balance c. Graduated cylinder d. Thermometer 39. (2011-14) A student wants to compare the 42. (2005-27) Which of these would be used to masses and volumes of three marbles. Which measure the mass of a marble? two instruments should be used? a. Balance and graduated cylinder b. Centimeter ruler and thermometer c. Graduated cylinder and centimeter ruler d. Thermometer and balance 40. (2002-39) Which of the following instruments is used to measure mass? 43. (2008-18)Which of these is the best tool to use when measuring the water depth at the edge of a pond? 41. (2009-35) Juan is doing an experiment to see how long it takes an acorn to grow into a 0.5- meter-tall oak tree. Which two instruments should he choose? a. Thermometer and centimeter ruler b. Thermometer and calendar c. Centimeter ruler and pan balance d. Centimeter ruler and calendar SCIENTIFIC PROCESS 48. (2003-29) Which of these can be observed in this picture? 44. (2009-37) A group of students tested the effects of different amounts of water on ivy plant growth. Afterwards, they could not remember how much each plant grew per day. What should they have done to practice good science? (data) a. Discuss their observations with other groups in their class. a. The moon is circular. b. Conduct the experiment with more than one b. The moon spins around on its axis. type of plant. c. The moon is solid rock. c. Record daily information in a data table. d. The moon has little air. d. Make up explanations for the results. 49. (2007-39) Which of the following is an 45. (2011-2) According observation about grasshoppers that a science to the picture, which class could have made on their nature walk? of these is an a. The grasshoppers will live longest in a inference rather than container filled with plants. an observation? b. The grasshoppers are green with long back a. This animal has legs and antennae. hair. c. The grasshoppers will probably eat more b. This animal has a grass than tree leaves. tail. d. The grasshoppers all hatched from eggs laid c. This animal is arching its back. the year before. d. This animal is frightened. 50. (2008-34) Students notice that in the fall 46. (2000-1) Which of leaves of sugar maple trees turn red, but the these is a conclusion leaves of black oak trees turn brown.